A friend makes three pancakes for breakfast. One of the pancakes is burned on both sides, one is burned on only one side, and the other is not burned on either side. You are served one of the pancakes at random, and the side facing you is burned. What is the probability that the other side is burned? (Hint: Use conditional probability.)

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Derek Rodgers

14 December, 09:54

A friend makes three pancakes for breakfast. One of the pancakes is burned on both sides, one is burned on only one side, and the other is not burned on either side. You are served one of the pancakes at random, and the side facing you is burned. What is the probability that the other side is burned? (Hint: Use conditional probability.)

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Barbara Parker · Answer 1

50%

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that one side of the pancake is burned. The pancake you were served cannot be the one that is not burned on either side. Therefore, you were either served the pancake burned on both sides, or the pancake that was only burned in one side. Thus, there is a 50% percent chance that the other side is also burned.